With these good fundrasing ideas you’re sure to get that badly needed money coming through the door in a jiffy.
Yard Sale
This one is often overlooked but is a solid fundraising idea.
In this scenario, the charity collects giveaway items and auctions them for making money for their cause. This idea is basically cost effective as the merchandises are mainly solicited from members and other participating individuals giving for free. Literally there isn’t a limit for what you can sell, outdoor equipment, girls clothing, books you name it.
The Bake Sale
Another nonprofit fundraising idea is creating an event which can generate funds is the bake-off or bake sale. Most everyone loves sweet stuff like cookies right? Don’t forget that because the event attendees themselves donate those goodies, profitabiltiy is sky-high and your risk is zero. That’s a good combination!
Benefit Dinner
Here, the organization can place an entrance fee as a mean for collecting funds.
Usually there is a noteworthy speaker or some type of performance that helps draw money and people through the door.
In addition, and often overlooked is the possibility of selling products at the event. Remember, you have all those eyes in front of you so you might as well make the most of it by trying an up-sell. Participants in this event can be of voluntary service or be the members of the involved organization this helps to contain costs giving them better financial results with this nonprofit fundraising idea.
Tupperware
Tupperware sales are another possibility. Everyone has leftovers in their fridge don’t they? This one works well but you do limit the participants to mostly women.
Pancake Breakfast
Pan cakes, people are crazy about them and they’re a good choice, provided you have kitchen facilities
for your use.
Bikini Clad Carwash
You’d be surprised at how much money 4 bikini clad girls can brink in at $4 a pop. The great thing is all you need is girl-power, soap and water.
Pizza Drive
Selling pizzas in your local neighborhood flat-out works. Who do you know that doesn’t like a hot slice of pizza? Because you deliver them frozen, there aren’t any spoilage problems and because the barrier to the sale ie. the price is usually low, profitability is high.
Selling Services – A Hugely Overlooked Fundraising Idea
The bikini clad car wash mentioned earlier in this article is an example of selling a service instead of a product. This has to got to be the most overlooked fundraising idea ever. It’s often overlooked because, everyone focuses so heavily on product sales that this gem never even enters their minds.) If you have a fairly large and active community that you draw from to fuel your fundraising drive then a classic service up sell is a good idea. What you do is have fundraiser participants sell their services to people in the community. They can rake clean up lawns and trim lawns, clean gutters, clean up garages, clean-up and detail wash cars, or do any other household job that someone might need done. This is great especially if there are a lot of senior citizens in your community who cannot do these things on their own. This is really just the tip of the ice-berg for what you can do service selling wise. Seriously folks, these are just a few ideas.
Fundraising – Is Just Like an Iceberg
Just like an iceberg in which the majority of it’s mass remains hidden from view, so is the “hidden” talents in the community that surrounds your fundraising efforts. If you haven’t taken inventory of what talents your members have that can be marketed you’re selling your fundraising effort short and are leaving a lot of money on the table.
Everyone in your community or church group has some type of talent. In reality you are not surrounded by members or fundraising participants. You’re surrounded by small engine mechanics, landscapers, accountants, teachers, carpenters, sheetrock hangers, biologists and beauticians.
